rear drive shaft/suspension

gary6 · Post by **gary6** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:26 am

hi again well i have an 88 fbII 4x4 at the time i have a gkn style drive shaft can i replace it with a solid u joint shaft or is the gkn style best. also what are some suspension tips on better handling ie shocks springs leafs ect for better road handling thanks

BDEUCE · Post by **BDEUCE** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:34 am

what's a gkn style???? are you referring to the tulip - style cv joint commonly found on front driveaxles for hondas?

top one or bottom one?

or this one?

these are the only three you'd find on a bii (from the factory, who knows what was mickey moused on the rig before you got it), which one is a gkn style??

as for on road handling, i think no matter what you do, it's gonna kind of handle like an suv. those nice lowered ford f100 or 56 chevy pickups sure look great with 700 hp under the hood, and really go like a bat out of hell........in a straight line; they will always handle kind of like a pick-up truck.

gary6 · Post by **gary6** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:27 pm

yes it is the bottom one with the cv joint style it is prety worn and i would like to repace it with a more solid one what would you recomed..

BDEUCE · Post by **BDEUCE** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:49 pm

i recommend you (again) use the search function. on this forum, this question gets asked every week. as for the best? whatever is not that cv style (and also depending on your application), would be better. hell, square tubing and gate hinges as u-joints would be better. you really need to give more info. use the search function, it is a button that says 'search'. type in driveshaft, or tulip, or cv joint. any of these keywords will yeild you results. my opinion? the top one (the black one) is what i recommend - have a machine shop make you one. warranty. i don't like to use used parts when they are this vital.

btw, the driveshaft that is worn out, is commonly referred to as a tulip style around here. yes it has cv joints, but that big double cardan joint on the black one is also sometimes referred to as a cv joint. as far as gkn style, i believe gkn is a parts manufacturer, making everything from brake lines to oil filters.

PHROX · Post by **PHROX** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:17 pm

I would recoment the double cardon (very top black one) for a daily driver. It does better at higher speeds and does not requite the pinion angle to be parrelell to the transfer case output shaft. this alows you to rotate the axle up more and get the u-joint away from rocks as well as alows you to keep the transfer case high, again away from rocks. they did come stock on the flange style transfer case output. not sur on years but they were pretty common.